Violence interrupter who reportedly returned fire during north Minneapolis shooting acquitted

A violence interrupter formerly with 21 Days of Peace has been acquitted of charges connected to a shooting in north Minneapolis last year.

Court documents show Kashmir McReynolds, 36, was found not guilty in federal court Wednesday.

McReynolds was facing charges stemming from a March 2025 shooting in which McReynolds and another violence interrupter, Alvin Watkins Jr., reportedly both fired in the direction of a suspected shooter during a barbecue near 36th and Penn Avenue North.

Court documents state that around 30 shots had been fired toward McReynolds’ and Watkins’ direction, resulting in McReynolds sustaining non-life-threatening injuries after being hit in the neck and torso while running for cover.

Even though McReynolds reportedly did not see who fired the shots, court documents state he fired several rounds in the direction from which he thought the shots had come. Indictment documents s...